Theta Chamaeleontis, Latinized from θ Cha, is a single,[7] orange-hued star located in the southern constellation of Chamaeleon. It is a dim star but visible to the naked eye with an apparent magnitude of 4.34.[2]Parallax measurements by the Hipparcos spacecraft put the system at 155 light-years, or 47.6 parsecs away.[1] It is moving away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +22 km/s.[5]
It has a visual companion, Theta Chamaeleontis B. This is a magnitude 12.44 star at an angular separation of 21.1 arcseconds from component A along a position angle of 237°, as of 2000.[8]
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^ abJohnson, H. L. (1966). "UBVRIJKL Photometry of the Bright Stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. 4: 99. Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.